Miami running back James calls BC outing `fair'

The Miami senior running back was one of the big names a week ago. A starter at long last, James was ready for the big moment.

But the day belonged to his understudy. Freshman Duke Johnson ran for 135 yards on just seven carries, while James got twice as many touches. Finishing with 54 yards and 14 runs, James averaged 3.9 bruising yards a carry.

"It was fair — not where I want to be of course," James said. "There's always room to improve."

Each of his 14 carries ended with a degree of frustration.

"You just don't want to get tackled at all," James said with a grin. "If it was up to me, I wouldn't get tackled at all. I ran well, blocked well so that was good. I want to hit some more big runs, that's about it."